Closure



July 9," 1929. H. L. HEITER 1,720,551

CLOSURE Filed May 23, 192s /QVENTOR ff' ATTORNEY Patented July 9, 1929.

uNiTED STATES HENRYl I. REITER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application led Hay 23,

My invent-ion relates to .closures and refers particularly to closuressuitable for powder containing receptacles.

The device of my invention comprises two perforated discs, or members,revoluble with respect to each other, the revolution'of which will bringthe two series of openings into alignment and non-alignment with eachother.

One of the objects of my vinvention is a closure of the characterdescribed which can be opened by an inward movement of one of itselements carried by an exterior pressure thereon. l

Another object of my invention 1s a closure of the described characterwhich will be returned from open to closed position when pressure isremoved from the closing element.

Another object of my invention is a clovsure which can be opened by afinger-of the hand holding the 4receptacle to which it is attached, thusallowing of its easy and convenient operation.

The construction of my device is such that it has only two moving parts,thus reducing the possibility of inoperativeness and allow ing ofinexpensive production, both of which attributes are valuable in devicesof this character.

The above-mentioned and other valuable features of my device will beevident upon a consideration of the specification and its accompanyingdrawings.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of the device of myinvention similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

F1gure`-1 is a side view of one form of the device off" my inventionattached to a container.

Figure 2 is a top Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 3 3 of Figure 1, somewhatenlarged for clearness of description, showing my device in normal, orclosed, position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing my device in openposition.

in view of my device of dii Figure 5 is a section through the line 5-5 Yof Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the closure element of the deviceshown in Figures 3 and 4.

The particular form of the device of my invention shown in theaccompanying drawings comprises a receptacle cover 10 having iid 1928.Serial No. 280,090.

the top 11 having a perforations, 12, 12.

Pivotally carried by the cover top 11 and abutting upon the inner facethereof is a closure. This closure member is preferably made from onepiece of material and cornprises the base 13 having a plurality ofopenings, or perforations, 14, 14 therein capable of being revolved intoalignment and nonalignment with the openings 12, 12 of the top 11. Theclosure member is made of resilient material and oneV portion of thebase 13 is formed into a resilient tongue, or spring, l5 the free endportion of which 16 is reduced in width for purposes described later.

A small portion of the base 13 opposite the spring tongue 15 is cut andbent upward- 1y forming a4 lip 17, through which there is an opening 18.

The operating member comprises a straight Hat member 19 extended intothe arc-shaped member 20, the free end of which 21 is reduced in size.The free end of the member 19 carries the head 22.

In assembling the device, the closure base 13 is pivotally attached tothe cover top l1 by means of the pivot 23. The operating member is assedthrough the opening 24 in the side o the to 10, and the end 21 of theoperating .inem er inserted in the opening 18 of the 11p 17. The end 16of the spring tongue 15 is then passed through the opening 25 in theside of the top 10 and bent over as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

When the device is in normal position, as shown in Figure 3,the'openings 12, 12 of the cover top and the openings 14, 14, of theclosure member are in non-alignment and the contents of the container 26carrying the device are prevented from escape therefrom.

If the element 19 of the operating member be pushed inwardly, theelement 20 will revolve the closure base 13, as shown in Figure 4, andthe openings 14, 14 of the closure member will be in alignment with 100the openings 12, 12 of the cover top and the contents may escape fromthe container 26.

Upon releasing the pressure upon the head 22, the resiliency of the.spring tongue 15 will revolve the base 13 into unopened 105 position.

It will thus be Seen that there are only two moving parts, the operatinarm and the revoluble closure member, an that my in'- vention,therefore, presents a simple, ineX- 110 plurality of openings, or

pensive and effective closure means, the operation of which requires buta simple inward movement of the operating arm, the device returning intounopened, or closed, position when the operating arm is returned to itsnormal position by the, spring tongue of the closure member.

It will be further noted that my device may be readily opened by afinger of the hand-holding the container thus simplifying its operation,and that it will always remain in closed position when not. 1n actualoperation.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, orarrangement of p arts as shown and described as these are glven simplyas a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.

1. In a closure, in combination, a container cover having a plurality ofopenings in the top thereof, a revoluble closure base abutting upon theinner face. opi/"the cover and having a plurality of openlngs revolublymovable into alignment and non-alignment with the cover openings, anarc-shaped spring connecting said base with the side of the cover and anexternally extended operating member pivotally connected with theclosure base, said spring normally maintaining the cover and closurebase 1n closed position, the inward movement of which .w1l1 revolve theclosure base causing its openings to move into alignment with the coveropens In a closure, in combination, a container cover having a pluralityof openings in the top thereof, a revoluble closure base abutting uponthe inner face ofthe cover and having a plurality of openings revolublymovable into alignment and nonalignment with the cover openin s, anintegral spring tongue extended lroni said base, the end of said tonguebeing anchored to the cover side maintaming the device in normal closedposition and an externally extended operating member pivotally connectedwith said base the inward movement of which will revolve the closurebase caus ing its openings to move into alignment with the coveropenings.

3. In a closure, in combination, a container cover having a plurality ofopenings in the top thereof, a revoluble closure base -abutting upon theinner face of the cover and havin a' plurality of openings revolublyInova le into alignment and non-alignment with the cover openings, anarc-shaped integral spring tongue extended from said base the end ofsaid tongue being anchored to the cover side maintaining the device innormal closed position, a lip having a hole therein carried by the baseat a position opposite the spring tongue and an operating arm one end ofwhich extends through and is movable within an opening in the coverside, the other end being inserted within and movable within the lipopening, the inward movement of the operating arm imparting rotarymovement. to the closure base to bring the openings thereof in alignmentwith the openings in the container cover.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 21st day of May, 1928.

HENRY L. HEITER.

